Nicholas Hoult Joins Harry Potter Season 2 as Gilderoy Lockhart
Hoult joins the cast as the vain Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher as Season 2 adapts Chamber of Secrets, Variety reported.
- English actor Nicholas Hoult has reportedly joined HBO's Harry Potter series as Professor Gilderoy Lockhart for the upcoming second season adapting "Chamber of Secrets."
- Originally played by Kenneth Branagh in the 2002 film, Lockhart is a vain, boastful wizard recruited by Albus Dumbledore to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
- Hoult currently plays Lex Luthor in DC Studios' Superman and starred in the critically-acclaimed Hulu series "The Great." His filmography includes Nosferatu, The Menu, and Mad Max: Fury Road alongside four X-Men films starting with 2011's First Class.
- Production on the second season begins this fall with co-showrunner Jon Brown and executive producer Francesca Gardiner, following the first season's scheduled Dec. 25 debut on HBO and HBO Max.
- Casting Hoult links the Wizarding World with both Marvel and the DC Universe, positioning him alongside established cast members John Lithgow and Nick Frost in a franchise crossover moment.
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'The secret chamber' is already in production, but first it plays 'The Philosopher's Stone' this very Christmas.
Nicholas Hoult to play Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter TV series
Nicholas Hoult will play Gilderoy Lockhart in the programme - the role previously played by Kenneth Branagh in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the 2002 movie adaptation of JK Rowling’s boy wizard books.
Nicholas Hoult cast as Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2 of HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ series
Nicholas Hoult is heading to Hogwarts as Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2 of HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ series, taking over the role previously played by Kenneth Branagh in ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’
'Harry Potter' Season 2: Nicholas Hoult cast as Gilderoy Lockhart; HBO series to adapt Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Nicholas Hoult will portray Gilderoy Lockhart in the upcoming Harry Potter series. This marks his latest major franchise role after Superman and X-Men. The second season will adapt Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Production begins this autumn with other cast members announced. The highly anticipated series is scheduled to premiere on December 25.
Nicholas Hoult will appear in the second season of HBO's Harry Potter series. The actor has been cast in the role of Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, HBO announced.
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